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W. B. DOUGLAS.

PUMP.

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Patented J an. 8, 1918.

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WILLIAM B. DOUGLAS, OF

015 MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT,

PUMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

App1ication filed September 23, 1914. Serial No. 863,091.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM B. DOUGLAS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to pumps mounted in barrels, casks, or other containers, and the particular object of the invention is to provide a secure and eiticient steady-rest for the bottom of the pump.

In the drawings: V

Figure 1. is a side elevation of an embodiment of my invention, the container being shown in section.

Fig. 2. is a plan view of the steady-rest, the plug being shown in section just above the T-head.

Fig. 3. is a sectional view of the base on the line of Fig. 2, the plug being shown in side elevation.

Fig. l. is a section on the line H of Fig.

2 with the plug being shown in elevation.

Referring to the drawings, a denotes the air barrel of the pump, 7) the pump, 0 the piston rod, (Z the handle, 6 e are plates secured to the top of the barrel or other container and between which the air barrel is clamped to support the upper end of the pump and hold it against turning.

My improved steady-rest comprises a plug 2 screwed into the lower end of the pump and having a T-head 8. t is a base located inside of the barrel and secured to the bottom thereof by the bolts 4: 4:, this base being transversely grooved as at 5 and laterally chambered as at 6. The T-head is placed in the groove and then turned until its ends rest in the lateral sockets, thus providing an interlocking connection between the pump and the base, which is se- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for 'stituting a closure for the five cents each, by addressing the cured to the barrel, holding the bottom of the pump against lateral motion and preventing the pump from rising in the barrel. The clamping effect of the two plates 0 c on the air barrel prevents such a rotation of the pump as will disengage the T-head from the sockets.

I claim as my invention 1. A steady-rest comprising a base member secured to a container, a pump located within said container, cooperating locking means on said base member and pump to prevent the longitudinal movement of the pump, and frictional means engaging the pump to prevent its rotation.

2. A steady-rest for the lower end ot' a pump, comprising a base member located within and secured to the bottom of a container, a transverse groove in said base, lateral chambers at the sides of said groove, a pump having a plug closure provided with a T-head projection adapted to be interlocked with the chambered base and means for holding said parts against disengagement.

3. A steady rest comprising a chambered base member-secured to a container, a pump located wlthln said container, a T-headed member removably secured in the lower end of said pump, providing a closure therefor and adapted for interlocking engagement with said chambered member, and means to prevent the disengagement of said parts.

l. A device of the class described including a container having a pump positioned therein, and cooperating anchoring mean for the pump carried by the pump and container, the means carried by the pump conlower end thereof.

WILLIAM B. DOUGLAS. Witnesses E. C. DOUGLAS, MAUDE KIRBY.

Gommissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. G. 

